It was a Sunday morning when John E. Warren decided to take a walk on the OCC campus for some exercise. He lived about a mile away in the Squire Village section of Toms River. He cut through the woods separating his home from the college. Estelle, his wife of 47 years, at the time, would later tell an Asbury Park Press reporter, "I said to him why go through the woods? Why don't you take the car? If it gets too hot, you can drive back.
Many know or have heard of the Jersey Devil. It, supposedly, still haunts areas such as Millville in South Jersey. Some may have even gone on trips to other haunted sites in New Jersey to see if the stories are true. Some may not even be aware of the hauntings just a small car trip away in Ocean County.